Lipstick container with safety feature



June 6, 1950 D. A. SEAVER I LIPSTICK CONTAINER WITH SAFETY FEATURE Filed April 18, 1947 I 7 Z5 2 2 3O 31 I NVEN TOR.

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Patented June 6, 1950 LIPSTICK CONTAINER WITH SAFETY FEATURE :Donald A. Seaver, West Cheshire, 601111., assignor \to :S'coyill Manufacturing Gompany, Waterbury, Goring, va corporation of Connecticut Application Apr'il'lil, 1947,-Serial-No. 742,380

8 Claims.

Finventionmelates to cem'm new improvements in containers for holding *lipstick,i-'eyebrow pencils, and similar soft .pa'sty cosmetics in :stick form, and particularly to a type of container in which the cosmetic stick is supported in a carrier cup which is moved. from an enclosed casing to expose the stick 'for use and then withdrawn into the casing by rotating one .member of the casing relative to another member, :and finally :covering the casing with a .full length cover :cap. This type of dispenser is generally known and referred to as a swivel "type of lipstick container.

.One of the inherent ifaults of the above type of lipstick containers is that'frequently in pack ing the container for shipment, or carrying the same around in a handbag-pr idlyplayingwith the same, the membersvcomposing the container are liable to he accidentally rotated -in .relation to each other with the result-that the cosmetic stick is forced into Contact with the inside of the cap, creating disfigurement and soiling of working Eparts and deforming the shaped end of the cosmetic stick, to theiannoyanceof )the user, :and to the prejudice of :the purchasing public.

It is, therefore, the main objectofthiginvention to :provide -'a change in the construction ;of the -:orthodox :swivel :type dipstick containers by which the unintentional :movement ofa cosmetic stick in its casing :is effectively lprevented. .This is accomplishedby: assembling the cover cap-lover thecasing in-such -;a :manner that the cap will have .no direct .ifrictional engagement :with the outer-casmg, but ratheris engaged upon .an extendedsleeve forming a part 'of the operating head. i

:In :the conventional swivel type lipstick container construction it :has been the formergpracties to make the operating qhea d :of the. device as an integralipart ofltheiinsideshell. Inoorder toraccomplish the :ends in -.view I havelnow .designed the casingeso that lthe aoperating head is not :fcrmed as an integral ;part of the :inside shell, but rather;- as: an independent.:member;and has a skirt extending upwardly and..-surrounding the: adj acent igportion of the :outside Leasing shell imamelatively'loose manner. :Thezoperating head, however, is ainterlockably iconn'ected ILtO the inside shell by an interconnecting insert shell rigidly .cconnectingssaidcoperating'head and inside shellctogetherias asingle operating unit. B-y'this construction, after '-the cover-:cap is:-assemble'd into :position, if Lthere "is any relative rotation between i-the :cap fiand ithe operating "head, :the

entire flip-stick leasing as a unit zWi1l' -be turned within ithelcover cap without in any way changing the relative positionoi .the parts comprising :the casing.

with these and other vaohjeets in view, the gin:- vention .--consists in certain :novel eatures of con.- struction, combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more :fully -.disclosed :in connection with the accompanying drawing and as set forthintheannexedclaims.

Inttherdrawin I :Fig. 1 is a :vertical sectional rview of a lipstick container embodying the invention and showing the cover can: in its normal assembled :position.

i-Fig. 1-2 is :a similar view to \Fig. "'1 showing a modification'of'theinvention.

Fig. :3 is a :full elevational .:view of the .cQntainer minus the 'cap :of the embodiment disclosediin Figol-and Fig. :4 is .an enlarged fragmentary sectional viewof thecontainenadjacentztheoperatinghead showing particularly the clearance and tight fit as between 'sthe eseveral interconnected members,

and which construction is applicable 2to either forms of the invention.

Pteferring now to the drawing in which like reference numerals, denote corresponding parts throughout the several :views, the numeral 2H) refers generally to a swivel type dipstick scontainer comprising-an outside tubular casing 1H having an inside-"shell .212 ro'tatably -mounted therewithin. Disposedbe'tween the casingil' l and inside shell 1 2 and adapted to be retaine'd land carried bythe outside casing M is aspiralslee ve ["3 "having a helical slot :14 extending from end to end thereof. In order to assure-that the spiral sleeve 13 will i be locked in place in-the outside casing ii I ,an' opening [5 is provided in the-intermediate part of said sleeve 13 andlalug I5 is struck inwardly frorn the outside casing adjacent its loweredge-to engage in said opening 4 5.

' The inside shell H, :as pointedout in the objects, instead of having the operating head .attached :directly thereto or formed as-an I integral part thereof, now :consists of substantially -a straight. cylindrical shell throughout its length and forme'd -witha closed-baseend i 1. The usual form of carrier cup- It is slidably mounted-within said shell l=2= and has '-a :rivet -pin 1$ riveted thereto with the head i 9 thereof engaging in a longitu'olinal slot i provided in the -WA11Of said -shell tZ -and also "inthe -helical slot 5 6 of the spiral sleeve l3. -As welllrnowm in'this typeof lipstick containers, by merely turning the outside casing relative to the inside shell or vice versafithecarrier cup will be elevated and retracted within the container Ill.

The manual operating means for the container is in the form of a cupped shell 2| having an enlarged beaded or knurled head portion 22 and an integral skirt 23 extending upwardly therefrom and loosely surrounding that part of the outside casing II adjacent its lower end (see Fig. 4). The head 22 is preferably given a triple beaded or rolled knurl effect to facilitate the gripping of the same and also to add to the ornamental appearance of the device.

In order to operate the inside shell I2 relative to the outside casing I I, it is necessary to rigidly connect the inside shell I2 to the operating head shell 2|. This is accomplished by an intermediate cupped interconnecting shell 24 having a reduced lower end 25 and an enlarged upper portion 26 which is considerably longer than the reduced end. The reduced portion 25 is dimensioned interiorly so that the lower closed end of the inside shell [2 has a snug fit thereinto to centralize one shell relative to the other and as a further partial means to hold these parts together. The enlarged portion 26 is provided with a relatively heavy axial straight-lined knurled surface as at 21 and this enlarged portion 26 is adapted to have a drive fit within the interior of the skirt 23 of the head shell 2i, the knurled surface 2'! serving to interlock the two shells 2| and 24 together and particularly to prevent relative rotation. The base 28 of the interconnecting shell 2 1 is initially formed with a central upwardly drifted tubular rivet element 29 (shown in dotted outline in Figs. 1 and 4) which is adapted to be inserted through an opening 38 in the base end i! of the inside shell l2 and then formed or spun outwardly as at 3| to serve as a rivet head and secure the interconnecting shell 24 rigidly to the inside shell l2 against axial separation. By this construction it will be evident that the inside shell l2, interconnecting shell 24. and operating head shell 2i will all be secured together as one integral operating unit.

It is to be noted that, when the interconnecting shell 24 is in its completely assembled position, the upper edge of the enlarged knurled portion 26 thereof is disposed a considerable distance below the upper edge of the skirt 23 and the outside casing l l extends downwardly into said skirt substantially that distance and possibly allow for a slight clearance between the adjacent edges of said casing II and said enlarged portion 26 as indicated at 35. Also it is to be noted that the spiral sleeve l3 extends downwardly into the enlarged portion 26 to a shoulder 36 connecting the reduced lower end 25 with said enlarged portion 26. (See Fig. 4.)

The container IE, when not in use, is adapted to be covered by an elongated cover cap 32 that loosely fits over the outside casing H and is adapted to have a frictional slip fit upon the skirt 23 of the head shell 2|. The cover cap 32 is slipped over the skirt 23 up to a stop as effected by a shoulder 33 interconnecting the operating head portion 22 and the skirt 23. By this construction, if any person should accidentally turn the operating head 22 relative to the cover cap 32 when assembled, the entire container unit II] will turn within said cover cap 32, and thus prevent the rotation of the inside shell l2 relative to the outside casing such as would cause movement of the carrier cup I8 within the container l0. 7

The form shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is identical in all respects to Fig. 1 except that the skirt 23a of the head shell 2| a is made longer than the skirt 23 of the Fig. 1 form and extends upwardly outside of the outside tubular casing Ila sub stantially three-quarters of its distance leaving only the upper portion l lb of the casing exposed as shown in Fig. 3. It will be apparent that the manner in which the head shell 2 la is now made readily allows for this extra extension of the skirt 23a. The reason for this long skirt is that the operating head shell 2 la can be readily grasped by the operator's hand and the exposed portion llb of the outside shell Ila turned relative thereto by the thumb and index finger of the same hand, thus making this lipstick container a convenient one-hand operated device.

While this invention has been shown and described in two forms, it will be understood that other changes and variations may be made in the specific constructions shown and described without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a holder for stick cosmetics and the like, an outer casing, an inside shell having a closed base and rotatable in said casing, a cup for carrying a cosmetic stick, cooperative means in said casing for advancing and retracting said cup coincident with the rotation of said shell relative to said casing, the improvement which consists of an operating cup-shaped head shell having a closed base end and a skirt portion extending upwardly and loosely surrounding the adjacent portion of said outer casing, an interconnect ng cupped shell having a closed base end and adapted to have a forced fit into the skirt of said head shell, said inside shell, interconnecting shell, and operating head shell being nested together with their respective closed base ends in abutted relationship, means connecting the base end of said interconnecting shell to the base end of said inside shell whereby said head shell, interconnecting shell and inside shell are joined together and operate as a unit, and a closure cap having a frictional fit upon the skirt portion of said operating head.

2. In a holder for stick cosmetic and the like, an outer casing, an inside shell having a closed base end and rotatable in said casing, a cup for carrying a cosmetic stick, cooperative means in said casing for advancing and retracting said cup coincident with the rotation of said shell relative to said casing, the improvement which consists of an operating cup-shaped head shell having an enlarged head portion with a closed base end and a reduced skirt portion With a connecting shoulder therebetween, an interconnecting cupped shell having a forced drive fit into the reduced skirt portion and having its upper edge disposed a distance below the upper edge of said skirt against which edge the adjacent end of the outer casing abuts as a stop, and that part of said skirt above said interconnecting shell having free rotatable engagement about the adjacent end of said outer casing, means connecting the base end of said interconnecting shell to the closed end of said inside sleeve, and a closure cap having a frictional fit upon the skirt portion of said operating head shell.

3. A cosmetic holder as defined by claim 1 wherein the means connecting the base end of said cupped shell to the closed end of said inside sleeve consists of an opening in the base end of said inside sleeve and a tubular extension formed up from the base of said interconnecting shell and adapted to be riveted over about the opening of said sleeve base.

4. In a holder for stick cosmetics and the like, an outer casing, an inside shell having a closed base end and rotatable in said casing, a cup for carrying a cosmetic stick, cooperative means in said casing for advancing and retracting said cup coincident with the rotation of said sleeve relative to said casing, the improvement which consists of an operating cupped-shaped head shell having an enlarged head portion and a reduced skirt portion with a connecting shoulder therebetween, an interconnecting cupped shell having a base end with a reduced section adjacent its base end, the larger part of said interconnecting shell having a forced drive fit into the skirt portion of said operating head shell, the upper edge of said interconnecting shell being disposed a distance below the upper edge of said skirt portion and said latter skirt portion being freely rotatable about the adjacent end of said casing, the closed end portion of said inside shell also having a forced drive fit into the interior of the reduced section of the interconnecting shell whereby said inside shell, interconnecting shell and operating head shell are joined as a single operating unit, and a closure cap having a frictional fit upon the skirt portion of said operating head shell.

5. A cosmetic holder as defined by claim 4 wherein the exterior surf-ace of the large section of said interconnecting shell is provided with an axial straight-lined knurl to enhance its gripping action within said skirt portion.

6. A cosmetic holder as defined by claim 4 wherein the adjacent base ends of said inside shell and interconnecting shell are riveted together to prevent axial separation.

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7. A cosmetic holder as defined by claim 4 wherein, the cooperative means in said casing comprises a helical sleeve carried by the interior of said casing and which sleeve has a portion which extends beyond the lower edge of said casing and is adapted to telescopically and freely fit into the enlarged section of said interconnecting cupped shell while the adjacent edge of said casing is disposed adjacent the upper edge of said interconnecting shell.

8. A cosmetic holder as defined by claim 4 wherein the cooperative means in said casing comprises a helical sleeve carried by the interior of said casing and which sleeve has a portion which extends beyond the lower edge of said casing and is adapted to telescopically and freely fit into the enlarged section of said interconnecting cupped shell, and a lug means formed inwardly from the lower edge of said casing for interlocking engagement with an intermediate portion of said sleeve.

DONALD A. SEAVER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,337,682 Reichenbaoh Dec. 28, 1943 2,368,044 Seager Jan. 23, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 717,939 France Oct. 26, 1931 834,719 France Aug. 29, 1938 

